first up is cisco. they are acquiring the competitor. 3.5 billion dollars to include that. it is the largest. we're are also looking at jcpenney. they're taking back some market share. they expect some positive things. the markets more on in 30 minutes. >> we are also streaming live on bloomberg.com, your tablet, and smartphone. today's moving pictures with the video is the story. the preparations are underway for the national memorial service for nelson mandela. tomorrow it'll be in a 90,000 seat soccer stadium -- soccer stadium. he made his last public world cup.during the 200,000 protesters took to the streets of bangkok to call for the country's prime minister to step down. this is a new effort to change this. ofzzard of lies conditions turn these into a virtual snowball. supposed to fall until halftime. more than eight inches fell during the afternoon. deals, the world's biggest airline takes off today. executives of american airlines and u.s. airways signed the final merger documents. create a new company worth about $18 billion. this began trading today. is seeking o